I would like to share with all those who are going to take the Philippine Bar Examinations this coming September the following prayers which may help them in their bid to become lawyers. I personally prayed these prayers everyday when I took the 2006 Philippine Bar Examinations right after my graduation from law school. I know they are effective because I became a lawyer the following year.
BAR CANDIDATES’ PRAYERS
Prayer before and throughout the review period
LORD, we humbly ask your gracious help and divine assistance in our quest to become lawyers. On September 200_, we shall be undertaking the bar examinations consisting of eight grueling tests in the major fields of law, particularly political law, labor law, criminal law, civil law, mercantile law, taxation law, remedial law, legal ethics and practical exercises.
We beseech you to bestow upon us the determination, enthusiasm, perseverance, and persistence to read, study, and review all the matters to be covered in the bar examinations. Give us the strength, courage, ability, and motivation to do everything that is necessary to understand, assimilate, and retain the matters we read, study, and review. Increase our focus and concentration. Eliminate the things that distract us. Give us the grace to manage our time well. Grant us patience in every difficulty that we may face. Let us always bear in mind that nothing of worth comes easy as it entails much hard work and devotion.
Grant us the grace to know all the correct answers to all the questions that will be asked. Let us recall and remember all that we had read, studied and reviewed. Grant us the grace to answer all the questions honestly and correctly and to solve the difficult problems properly and effortlessly. Let us respond with astuteness and precision as well as with facility of language and expression. Let our handwriting be clear, neat, legible, and readable. Enlighten us when we are confused or puzzled. Direct us to the proper course of action to take should we find ourselves in a quandary. Let our answers be constantly in accord with prevailing law and jurisprudence.
Never let us panic or get nervous; rather let us be at ease and in a disposition whereby we would be in the most suitable condition to give our very best efforts. Please never let us guess nor rely on pure luck. Enlighten our minds and let us think clearly. Please never permit us to resort to chances nor to dishonesty. Help us work to the fullest extent of our abilities. Let us not be careless or overconfident as we write. Let us not be distracted but instead let us be more concentrated. Let us not be in a hurry. Let us not take the examinations lightly. Grant us the grace to accomplish each test within the scheduled time.
Preserve our health so that in our preparation for, and in our actual taking of, the bar examinations, we shall be physically, mentally, emotionally, and psychologically fit.
Please oversee the handling, checking, and grading of our examination notebooks. Let there be no tampering thereof in any manner whatsoever. Let our answers be read, understood, and fairly and appropriately graded by the bar examiner and his aides. Let us, because of you, receive the best and most fruitful results. Let us attain the highest possible scores attainable for each test.
And when we finally become the lawyers you called us to be, let your spirit be our counsel and our guide. Let us never compromise the truth but uphold it at all times. Let us seek only your will in all our dealings with people, especially our clients. Let us serve with sincerity and without discrimination against any person whether rich or poor, good or bad, enemy or friend. Let us at all times be ready to come to their aid to preserve and protect their life, liberty, and property. Grant us your wisdom so that we may be wise in our decisions and actions. Let us extend our knowledge and skill not out of thirst for money, admiration, or renown, but that we may grow in love and service through our noble profession. AMEN.
Prayer before taking the examinations
LORD, we humbly ask your gracious help and divine assistance in our quest to become lawyers. Today, __________________, we shall be undertaking the bar examinations in ______________________ [political law, labor law, criminal law, civil law, mercantile law, taxation law, remedial law, or legal ethics and practical exercises].
Grant us the grace to know all the correct answers to all the questions that will be asked. Let us recall and remember all that we had read, studied and reviewed. Grant us the grace to answer all the questions honestly and correctly and to solve the difficult problems properly and effortlessly. Let us respond with astuteness and precision as well as with facility of language and expression. Let our handwriting be clear, neat, legible, and readable. Enlighten us when we are confused or puzzled. Direct us to the proper course of action to take should we find ourselves in a quandary. Let our answers be constantly in accord with prevailing law and jurisprudence.
Never let us panic or get nervous; rather let us be at ease and in a disposition whereby we would be in the most suitable condition to give our very best efforts. Please never let us guess nor rely on pure luck. Enlighten our minds and let us think clearly. Please never permit us to resort to chances nor to dishonesty. Help us work to the fullest extent of our abilities. Let us not be careless or overconfident as we write. Let us not be distracted but instead let us be more concentrated. Let us not be in a hurry. Let us not take the examinations lightly. Grant us the grace to accomplish each test within the scheduled time.
Please oversee the handling, checking, and grading of our examination notebooks. Let there be no tampering thereof in any manner whatsoever. Let our answers be read, understood, and fairly and appropriately graded by the bar examiner and his aides. Let us, because of you, receive the best and most fruitful results. Let us attain the highest possible scores attainable for each test.
And when we finally become the lawyers you called us to be, let your spirit be our counsel and our guide. Let us never compromise the truth but uphold it at all times. Let us seek only your will in all our dealings with people, especially our clients. Let us serve with sincerity and without discrimination against any person whether rich or poor, good or bad, enemy or friend. Let us at all times be ready to come to their aid to preserve and protect their life, liberty, and property. Grant us your wisdom so that we may be wise in our decisions and actions. Let us extend our knowledge and skill not out of thirst for money, admiration, or renown, but that we may grow in love and service through our noble profession. AMEN.
Prayer when waiting for the examinations’ results
Lord, the results of the bar examinations are about to be released. Thank you for all the graces you bestowed on us throughout law school, in our review as well as during the examinations. Thank you for all the persons who supported us. By your will we know we will succeed. Please give us the privilege of serving others through the practice of law while earning an honest living therefrom.
Please oversee the handling, checking, and grading of our examination notebooks. Let there be no tampering thereof in any manner whatsoever. Let our answers be read, understood, and fairly and appropriately graded by the bar examiner and his aides. Let us, because of you, receive the best and most fruitful results. Let us attain the highest possible scores attainable for each test.
And when we finally become the lawyers you called us to be, let your spirit be our counsel and our guide. Let us never compromise the truth but uphold it at all times. Let us seek only your will in all our dealings with people, especially our clients. Let us serve with sincerity and without discrimination against any person whether rich or poor, good or bad, enemy or friend. Let us at all times be ready to come to their aid to preserve and protect their life, liberty, and property. Grant us your wisdom so that we may be wise in our decisions and actions. Let us extend our knowledge and skill not out of thirst for money, admiration, or renown, but that we may grow in love and service through our noble profession. AMEN.
BAR CANDIDATES’ PRAYERS
Prayer before and throughout the review period
LORD, we humbly ask your gracious help and divine assistance in our quest to become lawyers. On September 200_, we shall be undertaking the bar examinations consisting of eight grueling tests in the major fields of law, particularly political law, labor law, criminal law, civil law, mercantile law, taxation law, remedial law, legal ethics and practical exercises.
We beseech you to bestow upon us the determination, enthusiasm, perseverance, and persistence to read, study, and review all the matters to be covered in the bar examinations. Give us the strength, courage, ability, and motivation to do everything that is necessary to understand, assimilate, and retain the matters we read, study, and review. Increase our focus and concentration. Eliminate the things that distract us. Give us the grace to manage our time well. Grant us patience in every difficulty that we may face. Let us always bear in mind that nothing of worth comes easy as it entails much hard work and devotion.
Grant us the grace to know all the correct answers to all the questions that will be asked. Let us recall and remember all that we had read, studied and reviewed. Grant us the grace to answer all the questions honestly and correctly and to solve the difficult problems properly and effortlessly. Let us respond with astuteness and precision as well as with facility of language and expression. Let our handwriting be clear, neat, legible, and readable. Enlighten us when we are confused or puzzled. Direct us to the proper course of action to take should we find ourselves in a quandary. Let our answers be constantly in accord with prevailing law and jurisprudence.
Never let us panic or get nervous; rather let us be at ease and in a disposition whereby we would be in the most suitable condition to give our very best efforts. Please never let us guess nor rely on pure luck. Enlighten our minds and let us think clearly. Please never permit us to resort to chances nor to dishonesty. Help us work to the fullest extent of our abilities. Let us not be careless or overconfident as we write. Let us not be distracted but instead let us be more concentrated. Let us not be in a hurry. Let us not take the examinations lightly. Grant us the grace to accomplish each test within the scheduled time.
Preserve our health so that in our preparation for, and in our actual taking of, the bar examinations, we shall be physically, mentally, emotionally, and psychologically fit.
Please oversee the handling, checking, and grading of our examination notebooks. Let there be no tampering thereof in any manner whatsoever. Let our answers be read, understood, and fairly and appropriately graded by the bar examiner and his aides. Let us, because of you, receive the best and most fruitful results. Let us attain the highest possible scores attainable for each test.
And when we finally become the lawyers you called us to be, let your spirit be our counsel and our guide. Let us never compromise the truth but uphold it at all times. Let us seek only your will in all our dealings with people, especially our clients. Let us serve with sincerity and without discrimination against any person whether rich or poor, good or bad, enemy or friend. Let us at all times be ready to come to their aid to preserve and protect their life, liberty, and property. Grant us your wisdom so that we may be wise in our decisions and actions. Let us extend our knowledge and skill not out of thirst for money, admiration, or renown, but that we may grow in love and service through our noble profession. AMEN.
Prayer before taking the examinations
LORD, we humbly ask your gracious help and divine assistance in our quest to become lawyers. Today, __________________, we shall be undertaking the bar examinations in ______________________ [political law, labor law, criminal law, civil law, mercantile law, taxation law, remedial law, or legal ethics and practical exercises].
Grant us the grace to know all the correct answers to all the questions that will be asked. Let us recall and remember all that we had read, studied and reviewed. Grant us the grace to answer all the questions honestly and correctly and to solve the difficult problems properly and effortlessly. Let us respond with astuteness and precision as well as with facility of language and expression. Let our handwriting be clear, neat, legible, and readable. Enlighten us when we are confused or puzzled. Direct us to the proper course of action to take should we find ourselves in a quandary. Let our answers be constantly in accord with prevailing law and jurisprudence.
Never let us panic or get nervous; rather let us be at ease and in a disposition whereby we would be in the most suitable condition to give our very best efforts. Please never let us guess nor rely on pure luck. Enlighten our minds and let us think clearly. Please never permit us to resort to chances nor to dishonesty. Help us work to the fullest extent of our abilities. Let us not be careless or overconfident as we write. Let us not be distracted but instead let us be more concentrated. Let us not be in a hurry. Let us not take the examinations lightly. Grant us the grace to accomplish each test within the scheduled time.
Please oversee the handling, checking, and grading of our examination notebooks. Let there be no tampering thereof in any manner whatsoever. Let our answers be read, understood, and fairly and appropriately graded by the bar examiner and his aides. Let us, because of you, receive the best and most fruitful results. Let us attain the highest possible scores attainable for each test.
And when we finally become the lawyers you called us to be, let your spirit be our counsel and our guide. Let us never compromise the truth but uphold it at all times. Let us seek only your will in all our dealings with people, especially our clients. Let us serve with sincerity and without discrimination against any person whether rich or poor, good or bad, enemy or friend. Let us at all times be ready to come to their aid to preserve and protect their life, liberty, and property. Grant us your wisdom so that we may be wise in our decisions and actions. Let us extend our knowledge and skill not out of thirst for money, admiration, or renown, but that we may grow in love and service through our noble profession. AMEN.
Prayer when waiting for the examinations’ results
Lord, the results of the bar examinations are about to be released. Thank you for all the graces you bestowed on us throughout law school, in our review as well as during the examinations. Thank you for all the persons who supported us. By your will we know we will succeed. Please give us the privilege of serving others through the practice of law while earning an honest living therefrom.
Please oversee the handling, checking, and grading of our examination notebooks. Let there be no tampering thereof in any manner whatsoever. Let our answers be read, understood, and fairly and appropriately graded by the bar examiner and his aides. Let us, because of you, receive the best and most fruitful results. Let us attain the highest possible scores attainable for each test.
And when we finally become the lawyers you called us to be, let your spirit be our counsel and our guide. Let us never compromise the truth but uphold it at all times. Let us seek only your will in all our dealings with people, especially our clients. Let us serve with sincerity and without discrimination against any person whether rich or poor, good or bad, enemy or friend. Let us at all times be ready to come to their aid to preserve and protect their life, liberty, and property. Grant us your wisdom so that we may be wise in our decisions and actions. Let us extend our knowledge and skill not out of thirst for money, admiration, or renown, but that we may grow in love and service through our noble profession. AMEN.
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